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Ted Price: PS3 is media's "whipping boy" |
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Ted Price, Insomniac Games' CEO, has some kind words for Sony. Seeing as the game platform hasn't been given the recognition it deserves, he's chimed in on the matter, thinking that the media has been treating the console unfairly.His assertion? That the media has turned the PS3 into a whipping boy. He tells GameDaily,
I think the PS3 has become the whipping boy for the press, quite honestly. I think everyone just wants to fill it full of arrows because Sony's had some pretty amazing success over the years. And it's easy to overlook that it's been, I think, the fastest selling PlayStation console. I think it's human nature to want to take down the guy on top, and Sony has definitely gotten its share of... mud [laughs] ... but it's unfortunate.
On the one hand, Sony has been receiving its fair share of negative press regarding the console. However, any share of negative press is bound to have its reasons, and in the case of the PS3, the prohibitive cost of the console has led to less than stellar sales, something which the media does have to report on since it is gaming news.
Here's your chance to chime in. Has the PS3 been given an unfair share of negative press coverage? Do you think the press coverage is fair? What do you think about Ted Price's statement above?
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1. With the same equal counterparts, the 360 is more expensive than the PS3
2. PS3 has 20 exclusives coming out this year (unless MGS4 will make it, thats 21)
3. The PS3 having a blu-ray drive built in is actually good and not bad
4. They dont remember all the games on the playstation 2 that will continue on the playstation 3
5. G4TV is the only gaming channel thus the average gamer that doesnt know anything will probably watch G4 and because G4 always talks bad about the PS3, the average gamer will think the PS3 actually is bad
Things they should mention more are:
1. Uncharted Drakes Fortune has great graphics and animation
2. Socom was the biggest online console shooter and even had a userbase larger than xbox live in the summer of '03
3. The SOCOM 2 userbase was so large and so loyal, you'd think they'd come back in Socom confrontation
other things to mention
1. The PS3 is a good system and if you've bought one, you're probably happy you did
2. Stop comparing Resistance and Gears, one was made by Unreal, the other was made by insomiac, they are two totally different game companies.
3. People keep saying the PS3 has no games, like i said, look at the exclusives coming out this year
4. People keep saying the PS3 is losing exclusives, did you ever think they were never planned to be exclusives in the first place? (except devil may cry 4, i actually dont like capcom though)
5. I'd also like to mention i've never played an Xbox 360 or a wii.
6. Despite the PS3 selling well, people turn it around and make it look bad
7. If ps3 was sold out in stores, people would say PS3 cant keep up with demand, if PS3 are in stores, they say its not selling
8. Xbots are always hungry, they dont stop
9. People need to learn its more about the games than the consoles.
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had sony been an american company,it wouldnt had suffered half the crititism it has today,in fact most of the PS3 haters come from the American media and press enviroment
why ofcourse,the best selling system in the most important and growing industry is a japanese system,how shameful
ofcourse it will be hated....must bring that japanese asian product down
the Press didnt expect the Wii to succed that much,and have praised the Wii to seem unbiased when bashing the direct competitor to 360 the PS3
the 360 had the highest failure ratio in a system ever its almost embarassing,eve n if microsoft repairs them...where is the american media from all of this ???
average americans are naive but they are not racist,however they are easily influenced and controlled by the media
in fact the Media controls everything in america,just watch miss-Clinton doing the sopranos simply to attract attention
the american media sees one thing,an american system against a japanese system and that japanese system must fall
it doesnt matter if the 360 has extreme system failure or not,its just simple economy
not to mention the role the Playstation did in popularizing the japanese culture and industry prowess,a lot of peoples entry to japan was through the playstation [not the first system to do that but certainly the most influential]
their you have it,if Sony was american the PS3 would have been considered gods gift to humans
and if microsoft was japanese you would see more talk about the red lights than the earth warming phenomeno
how sad...i used to play only thinking of the software in front of me,now its all about economy and politics even in games
whatever i say is futile,people are naive and nature allowed that for a reason
that would be all....remember to carry your countries flag while playing
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Sony was right saying that PS3 is to advance for it's time. I think there's a lot of average gamers how are to dumb to use all it's media functionalities . This machine is a media BEAST. You are not only limited to download things like X360, you can put your own in it.
But in the end it's doesn't matter. Let the press say what they want, Sony will deal with them sooner or later. For my concerne, I have a PS3, E3 is coming and a lot of PS3 exclusives for fall + all X360 games except halo3 and...........................................Halo3.
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It's not what are inside who is important it's what are outside it IS! -- USA --USA
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and i'm so sick of you dolts whining about if you add up the total for the xbox add-ons, it'll be more than the ps3. no ***** sherlock, the point is that ms doesn't make you buy the hd-dvd if you don't want to. they don't force you to buy a 120gb hdd if you don't want to.
just shut-up and go play your 1 decent game on your console: r:fom
and btw, i can talk ***** about the console because i own an pswii60. the 360 is my gaming/media console, the wii is my party board game and the ps3 is just there to impress my friends and according to the sony execs, helps me flaunt my wealth to my friends.
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http://blogs.ign.com/aerial_rave/2007/06/27/58585/
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The PS3 is definitly lacking on some important fronts - the main one being game selection and exclusives. Sony has failed to create a killer game that will drive console sales.
In addition X360's one year sales advantage makes it the logical choice for game developer to also support, and even spend more resources optimising a game for the X360 compared to the PS3. It will be impossible to really judge which console has better potential before developers invest similar efforts in both.
To demonstrate the point think God-of-War. The game is a PS2 game that looks and plays way better than many next-gen games.
So Sony has to shape up. They have to get more consoles in consumer hands or get a killer-game out there. Either one (and ideally both) will solve their pain. More consoles will drive developers to invest in games, and a killer-game will provide the value that will justify the price of the console. Given the current game's release dates, the only vaiable strategy is a price drop, and the sooner the better.
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I'm quite sure that there was a replacement programme, for those batteries and it can't be worse that RROD.
So what if they want to bring back rumble so is that a BAD thing? it's only going to make the system better.
Yes there are 20 exclusives coming to the ps3 and all xbox 360 games but microsoft's first party games.
The ps3 is well worth it's price tag and the xbox 360 is worth it's, of cousre the ps3 is going to be more expensive, It has alot more features built in,
Me and alot of other people prefer the line-up of ps3 games that xbox 360's
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Sony provided specs which made it seem as it the PS3 was twice as powerful as the 360, when the reality is that it is only slightly more powerful overall (not enough to make much difference).
Then on top of that, they produce pre-rendered footage which was presented as realtime gameplay (Killzone being the most famous), which Sony refused to own up to being pre-rendered despite being asked, because they were for the naive to believe it was all realtime.
During this time, it was the 360 which was the media's "whipping boy", with everyone talking about how Sony stole the show with PS3 games which blew the 360 away (yes, they were still thinking of Killzone), countless articles about how the PS3 was TWICE as powerful as the 360 (because of specs which do not reflect reality), and more hype about Cell.
Sony could do no wrong, until E3 2006 when not only had the PS3 been delayed from the announced spring launch, but they had a boring press conference which failed to impress when REAL gameplay was shown, they demoed tilt control which was seen as a responce to Nintendo and then ended it with a price which although expected, was still a shock to some. And let's not mention Ken, who to be honest, was becoming a joke for Sony (thankfully he's retired now).
In otherwords, the PS3 shown at E3 2006 fell WELL BELOW the media's expectations after the promises of E3 2005.
So like I said, Sony brought this all upon themselves. They did the right thing of hyping the PS3, but they went too far, and are now suffering the backlash (which some predicted will happen).
Still, as we know, the media (and gamers) and very fickle, and once the PS3 gets into it's stride in terms of delivering great games, Hence some of those attacking the PS3 today and claiming it's a failure for Sony will be the same people in future saying how they always knew the PS3 would be a success. ;)
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Still, as we know, the media (and gamers) are very fickle, and once the PS3 gets into it's stride in terms of delivering great games, then most of the criticisms will die down. Hence some of those attacking the PS3 today and claiming it's a failure for Sony will be the same people in future saying how they always knew the PS3 would be a success. ;)
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PS3 is getting negative review not because it did well in the past. It's mainly for it's price, definitely not for the casual gamer. It's an high en multifunction gaming machine.
Now if you leave the price aside, lets face it, the lack of good games is still hurting the sales. The games are nice looking, with good physics, but does not bring anything new to the gaming world. MotorStorm is pretty much Excite Truck with good graphics... Tony Hawk Project 8 sucks (on every console) and there isn't much game anyway.
The loss of exclusives. Not much exclusives out there for the PS3. If it's on the PS3, 95% of chances it's on the Xbox360. Since the 360 is less powerful, the best and cheapest way to do a game, is to port de Xbox360 version to the PS3, so pretty much, only the hardware will change something in the graphics.
All in all, it is a good console, but lacks any support that make it a good choice for a gamer.
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relative wont buy a nxt gen console yet....
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Lookie at what can be found at the back of your precious XBOX360 Elite.. slap me sily and call me billgates, its a HDMI output o_0
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psp forces UMDs, DS forces those cartridges, the 360 and wii force dvd's and the ps3 forces blu-ray.
Its not forcing, its using the technology of choice. Sony decides to use blu-ray as microsoft decides to use dvd.
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The ps3 is truly the system to get.If you would analyze everything you get for $625 including tax you would really appreciate what sony has done with this system.Blue ray=$900.psone=$50.ps2=$129.99.ps3system next gen=cell technology(4 years $400 million dollars for IBM and sony to develop).WiFi included.Bluetooth included.Sixaxis controller=$50.Supports all dvd formats and upscales them.Supports all cd formats.Is accessable with the psp.Free internet access.Assisting with cancer research=priceless.Compatible with several types of memory cards.Usb connection.Hard drive.I also might note that the system uses the latest technology for all its buttons and internals.The system has hardly any hardware defects yet to be reported.The actual price of the system has been noted to be $850.If you look at these numbers and do the math you can see the ps3 is well worth it and still has lots of untapped power that true developers can notice and are willing to sacrifice some time to learn and appreciate the true future of gaming.The ps3 is all you need in your living room.I love 360 as well but when it comes to what you are actually getting the 360 would come out to be around $860 if you were to include said items the ps3 has.
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That's shoddy reporting, mostly because bloggers are not real reporters and tend to be biased. The real reporters still say that the so called console wars are still anyones game. But the toy reporters are quick to point out a lost exclusive as doom for Ps3 and will take advantage of their position as blog reporters to instill their skewed views onto the readers.
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Reporting on it is one thing--dwelling on it is another.
I think Ted Price made a fair assessment. Some criticism of the PS3 is fair--poor launch games, high price point--but much of it isn't. Many people in the gaming news media were annoyed by a percieved arrogance in Sony's release of the PS3, and are taking advantage of its slow start by dwelling on the negative. These types of biases are very obvious.
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You know the saying "Never kick a man when he's down" Sony's been down since e3'06 but people seem to just want to kick them even harder. Every single insignificant thing that happens to Sony whether related to gaming or not gets blown out of proportion as something negative to the PS3.
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Playstation 1 has made 105.6 million consoles sold worldwide.
Playstation 2 has made 115+ millions consoles sold.
Given that The ps3 is just in a tiny slump. Remember xbox also had a slump during its 6 months released. Also may ii add that MS consoles has been malfunction left and right you would think they would be losing mone y cause of this.
I hope they fix the problem or MS could be in some future ho*****er.
Now we all know ps3 has some good games lined up in july so that could start the ps3 sales. Games like NGS are looking very good.
PS3 technology is so advance that it wont be obsolete for 10 years. They need to get passed the slow start. I dont see any problems for sony onther than price and games which wont be a problem now. So yea its unjust and They should wait b4 making wild predictions.
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Not only has the ps3 technology beat the xbox360 to a pulp, it also works without Internal hardware problems. How many consoles are you on 4. But you wont admit to that being a failure cause your loyal to MS.
Well Lets see MS is a rookie in the gaming world compared to the Nintendo and Sony. They have more experience than MS can count. Not to mention the only thing good about Xbox is XBL, Though you paying a monthly or yearly fee. Which i hope your happy paying loads of money
Also $50 a year, $13 for three months or $8 a month is all well and good, concidering the fact everyhting else is highway robbery.
Face if you add every add on MS has and the optional HD-DVD drive you pay just as much if not more than what the ps3 cost. So your getting screwed by MS. The biggest money grubbing company in the world.
Also if you read what mentalboy11 and what i said above him you can clearly see Sony has the advantage here. With good games coming out. Oh don't forget Agency which would wipe the floor to your only system seller halo 3. The price is nothing. But i guess you wont admit to your company failures that you feel its necessary to come to the ps3 forums and start bashing it.
Where is Mister common sense, im surprised That fanboy hasn't showed up to flapping his big beaked mouth.
With all the garbage your sprouting out, it just goes to show you your ignorance level on gaming. Next time look up stats if not stuff about MS.
Oh and lets not forget that wonderful news about Sony ps3 controller to feature Touchsense, which this im sure the combo of six-sense tilting would put a big smirk on the ppl who knows facts. BTW b4 you chime in with that lawsuit it didnt say touchsense it said rumble. Which touchsense is the new technology on the block
I dont are what type of Touchsense fetures you have. The Touchsense for us will be built directly with our Six-axis controllers. Imagine 2 powerhouse potential features on a controller that will make ppl shocked how good it is.
But i don't think Facts are in your nature. PPl like you come in to trash talk a system. You have your system forums stay out of ours.
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Your system is High way robbery And XBL may have cool features its definitely not cheap. Though I wouldnt want a console who had more than 2,000 + shipped back and fourth to get repairs.
Oh and BTW how was the the exploding xbox;s. Im pretty sure your on your 5th xbox by now.
Shame if only MS didnt rush there big failure of a system You might be winning, But you not.
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btw, how does one waste logic?
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Here is Mister common sense opening his big xbox fanboy beak. To make stupid comments about the ps3.
Which he is probably mad for his failure of the xbox consoles. Lets face any gamer would. If you have to send back your console more tan 2 a lifetime than the company and the console are failure, rushed systems.
Not to mention all of the add ons is highway robbery.
I wouldn't talk about logic since you show known any any given time. But hey when a console that has Advance technology that the xbox can't fathom then yea your jealous. But again admit your console is a failure and move on.
Oh and remember the first step is denial until you get to the 5th step which is acceptance.
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Cause if you ask me There pathetic and has no lives. They are on here more than they are on there own forum. Thats like going to someone house and living there when its not your house.
Im pretty sure the sign says no fanboys especially box and wii in the ps3 forums.
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And others are giving details opn why the ps3 is a great console.
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I own a Xbox360 and PS3 and xbox, (sold my ps2 and GC) and a PC of course.
So basically when i got the ps3 i was happy that i could sell everything else and use the PS3 for gaming and media playback and all of that but the truth is there is no game that intresst me right now (Ninja gaiden and darkness almost comming to Sweden next week so thoese are intressting but still not out here) so i dont own a single game and with so much hassle installing linux and VLC/mplayer and trying all the trancode software i gave up on the media playback also.
The truth is xbox1 is the best media center there is (with XBMC) and Xbox360 has much much better games out (Gears of war, lost planet etc..) so the complain about PS3 are all fair i think.
PS3 can be the best console out there, it has the potential (HDMI, Blueray, quiet, WLAN,powerful hardware etc..) but it just dont dont do what it should be doing at the moment.
Sony: please unlease the power and put native support for ALL media types and you shall get so much positive feedback
Some nice games wont heart neither hehe
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Sony did bring most of this upon themselves
Remember E3 2005?
Sony provided specs which made it seem as it the PS3 was twice as powerful as the 360, when the reality is that it is only slightly more powerful overall (not enough to make much difference).
Then on top of that, they produce pre-rendered footage which was presented as realtime gameplay (Killzone being the most famous), which Sony refused to own up to being pre-rendered despite being asked, because they were there for the naive to believe it was all realtime.
During this time, it was the 360 which was the media's "whipping boy", with everyone talking about how Sony stole the show with PS3 games which blew the 360 away (yes, they were still thinking of Killzone), countless articles about how the PS3 was TWICE as powerful as the 360 (because of specs which do not reflect reality), and more hype about Cell.
Sony could do no wrong, until E3 2006 when not only had the PS3 been delayed from the announced spring launch, but they had a boring press conference which failed to impress when REAL gameplay was shown, they demoed tilt control which was seen as a responce to Nintendo and then ended it with a price which although expected, was still a shock to some. And let's not mention Ken, who to be honest, was becoming a joke for Sony (thankfully he's retired now).
In otherwords, the PS3 shown at E3 2006 fell WELL BELOW the media's expectations after the promises of E3 2005.
So like I said, Sony brought this all upon themselves. They did the right thing of hyping the PS3, but they went too far, and are now suffering the backlash (which some predicted will happen).
Still, as we know, the media (and gamers) are very fickle, and once the PS3 gets into it's stride in terms of delivering great games, then most of the criticisms will die down. Hence some of those attacking the PS3 today and claiming it's a failure for Sony will be the same people in future saying how they always knew the PS3 would be a success. ;)
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the ps3 was too over hyped, thats why the press shot them down!!"
the press shot it down because the 360 is american, thats the biggest reason for its success.. its american, a country thats home to some of the most loudest, obnoxious and over patriotic people in the world
a country of few other successful countries main stream culture follows to an un-healthy extent (uk, aus)
that or its all internet hype, because tbh I know 2 people that wanted a 360, one sold it for a ps3 the other just got it back after 3 months of repair, nearly everyone is intrested in the ps3
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It is not worth $600. If I want high tech, I'll get that $600 iPhone.
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Personally i don't know why there focusing it more on the PS3. I did say both have there share of problems. As a gamer i hope they fix it.
How was your weekend. LOL
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The PS1 has over 105.6 million consoles sold worldwide excluding the games sold. And your telling me Sony would be nothing without MS.
It just goes to show your ignorance level. SOny was around making games B4 MS joined in SO really if it wasnt for sony MS would not be where they are in the gaming world.And since you brought up PC thats and online is the only thing MS has going for them.
BTW how do you know Sony doesnt use Apple or MAC Computers seeming how MAC was b4 PC and windows. So basically your talking out of your rear here.
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Oh im sorry how is Headset a need. Its an add-on. And since it comes with it, i wont add it on the other highway robbery parts.
very add on is highway robbery. List all the add ons that you have to pay extra(optional) and see how much you spend not including the system. Add all of the optional and xbox system its over 600+ bucks. Like the HD-DVD is a big factor.
I would but in the past you just been shown as a big Xbox fanboy and bashes the ps3 like the media.
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And when i post on them(which not all) i see the xbox wii fanboys rant and rave on the ps3 forums. And i comment back with logic.
However datnizzle is a registered user so can you please stop taking his name thanks.
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$ony used the PS3 to establish blu gay as a movie format which was previously non-existant. Just like with UMD.
My god you are stupid to think that's the same thing.
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